Distance from Harrismith to Africa Crescent

N Harrismith → Africa Crescent
Road distance
274.4 km
Metro routes · M54 / N3
Harrismith to Africa Crescent is a solid inter-town journey, covering about 274.4 km in roughly 3 hrs 11 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
261.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.05×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
15
Info Travel board
Travel time
3 hrs 11 min
Start point
Warden Street
End point
South Africa Crescent
Return: 22 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
191 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
86.0 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 1 planned rest stop
3 hrs 26 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R523.97
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R526.14
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R638.17
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R642.12
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R691.35
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R694.22
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R842.03
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R847.24
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R909.67
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R913.45
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,107.93
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,114.80
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
337° NNW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
157° SSE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-28.2784, 29.1332
End coords Destination point
-26.1024, 28.1198
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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Travel modes
Harrismith → Africa Crescent
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Car
274.4 km
3 hrs 11 min
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Two-wheeler
274.4 km
~4 hrs 13 min
65 km/h avg
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Places in Africa Crescent

Fuel stops, shops, restaurants and services in and around Harrismith and Africa Crescent.

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Supermarkets 0.3 km

Pick n Pay

Gauteng
🛒
Supermarkets 0.3 km

Shoprite

Johannesburg, 2090, Gauteng
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Convenience store 0.4 km

Quickshop

Alexandra
🏫
Schools & education 0.5 km

The New Beginning Welcome to S'qalo

1641 Libya Crescent
🏫
Schools & education 0.6 km

Glorious Angels

Zimbabwe Loop
🏫
Schools & education 0.8 km

Kwabhekhilanga High School

Phil Ziqubu Street, Alexandra
🏫
Schools & education 1.2 km

Keamohetse Day Care

406
🏫
Schools & education 1.5 km

Zenzeleni Primary School

Vincent Tshabalala Road
🏫
Schools & education 1.6 km

Enjabulweni Nursery School

3659 Phil Machitela Street
🏫
Schools & education 1.6 km

Iphutheng Primary School

Vincent Tshabalala Road
🏫
Schools & education 1.7 km

Bokang Day Care

Alfred Nzo Street
🛒
Convenience store 2.1 km

Quickshop

Lethabong
🏬
Department store 2.4 km

Amway Business Centre

12 Friesland Crescent, 1620
💼
Professional services 2.5 km

Nashua

11 Friesland Drive, Johannesburg
🛒
Convenience store 2.5 km

Quickshop

4 Starfield Drive, Sandton
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Professional services 2.5 km

Marlboro Crane Hire

150 9th Road, 2090
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Clothing & fashion 2.7 km

PEP

Johannesburg, 1609, Gauteng
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Convenience store 2.8 km

Quickshop

16 Curie Road, Johannesburg
🏬
Shopping malls 2.8 km

Greenstone Shopping Centre

Modderfontein Road, 1616
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Clothing & fashion 2.8 km

Pick n Pay Clothing

Greenstone Hill, 1609, Gauteng
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Pharmacies 2.8 km

Clicks

Modderfontein Road, 1609
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Supermarkets 2.9 km

Pick n Pay Hyper

Modderfontein, 1610, Gauteng
🛒
Convenience store 2.9 km

Pick n Pay Express

Modderfontein, 2041, Gauteng
Convenience store 3.1 km

Shell Select

2090, Gauteng
Convenience store 3.1 km

Shell Select

2063, Gauteng
Fuel stations 3.2 km

Shell

1609, Gauteng
🏬
Shopping malls 3.2 km

Stonehill Crossing

Stoneridge Drive
🥩
Butcheries 3.3 km

Alex Fresh Meat Butchery

Watt Avenue
🏬
Shopping malls 3.3 km

Pan Africa Shopping Centre

36 Watt Avenue, 2091
🏦
Banks 3.3 km

Nedbank

1st Avenue
🏠
Home & garden 3.4 km

Akhona Furnishers

Watt Avenue, Johannesburg, 2090
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Shopping malls 3.4 km

Alexandra Plaza

43 3rd Street, Johannesburg, 2090
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Banks 3.4 km

Capitec Bank

Watt Avenue
Fuel stations 3.5 km

Shell

2090, Gauteng
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Gifts & hobbies 3.7 km

Ithuba National Lottery

14A Charles Crescent
🔧
Car services 3.8 km

Ashwood Autosprint

32 5th Street
🏠
Home & garden 3.9 km

Coricraft

Louis Botha Avenue, Wynberg, 2090
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Gifts & hobbies 3.9 km

Waltons stationery factory

Louis Botha Avenue, Wynberg, 2090
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Professional services 4.0 km

Aramex South Africa

1 Quark Crescent, Johannesburg, 2090
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Gifts & hobbies 4.0 km

LiquorShop Checkers

88 Stoneridge Drive, Greenstone Hill, 1609, Gauteng
Fuel stations 4.1 km

Shell

2090, Gauteng
Fuel stations 4.2 km

Shell

623 Louis Botha Avenue, 2090, Gauteng
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Home & garden 4.2 km

Point Hardware Store

Louis Botha Avenue
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Professional services 4.5 km

Fein Freight Couriers

218 Corlett Drive, Birnam Park, 2018
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Beauty & wellness 4.5 km

Eden Perfumes Head Office

76 Andries Pretorius Road, Johannesburg, 1610
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ATMs 4.9 km

Bitcoin ATM - Shitcoins.club

Athol Road & Johannesburg Rd Highlands North, Johannesburg, 2037
Convenience store 4.9 km

Engen

Grayston Drive
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Professional services 5.0 km

Silica Financial Administration

128 Peter Road, 2196
Convenience store 5.0 km

Shell Select

2192, Gauteng
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Professional services 5.0 km

WM Digital Solutions

40 Wild Pear Crescent, Dowerglen ext 3, 1609
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Car services 5.1 km

Hyndai

Van Riebeeck Avenue
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Car services 5.1 km

Volkswagen Group South Africa

129 Patricia Road, Sandton, 2146
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Professional services 5.2 km

Angela Kernot Realty

Bridge Shopping centre
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Department store 5.2 km

Bridge Shopping Centre

Buccleuch Drive
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Electronics 5.3 km

GeeWiz

6 Junction Road, Johannesburg
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Professional services 5.5 km

Bettabets

23 Willow Crescent, Johannesburg, 2007
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Government offices 5.6 km

City Of Johannesburg Region E Offices

137 Daisy Street
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Car services 5.7 km

Baron's Woodmead Volkswagen

4 Waterval Crescent, Woodmead, 2191
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Clothing & fashion 5.8 km

Crocs

Waterval Crescent, 2191
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Electronics 5.8 km

HiFi Corporation

Waterval Crescent, 2191
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Shopping malls 5.9 km

Woodmead Value Mart

Waterval Crescent
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Clothing & fashion 5.9 km

JAM

Waterval Crescent, 2191
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Clothing & fashion 6.0 km

Woolworths

34 Whiteley Road Melrose Arch, Sandton, 2196
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Home & garden 6.0 km

Mica

Kelvin Drive, 2052
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Food & drink 6.1 km

The Grind Coffee Company

Whiteley Road
🍽️
Food & drink 6.2 km

Paul

The High Street, 2076
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Beauty & wellness 6.2 km

Studio Nine

15 The High Street
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Banks 6.2 km

FNB

30 Melrose Boulevard, Johannesburg
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Car services 6.2 km

Renault Melrose

65 Corlett Drive, Johannesburg, 2196
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Food & drink 6.3 km

Seattle Coffee Company

Rivonia Road
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Car services 6.3 km

Fouche Sandton

1 Marion Street, Morningside, 2146
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Shopping malls 6.3 km

The Wedge

Rivonia Road
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Gifts & hobbies 6.4 km

Tops at Spar

225 Rivonia Road, Johannesburg, Gauteng
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Banks 6.4 km

Mercantile Bank Ltd

142 West Street, 2196
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Clothing & fashion 6.4 km

Ackermans

Woodmead Drive, 2191
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Gifts & hobbies 6.5 km

LiquorShop Checkers

240 Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2057, Gauteng
🏠
Home & garden 6.5 km

Builders Warehouse

African Street
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Beauty & wellness 6.6 km

Renaissance Spa

8 Maude Street, 2031
🏦
Banks 6.6 km

Standard Bank

5th Street, Sandton, 2196
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Clothing & fashion 6.8 km

Woolworths

79 Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2146
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Opticians 6.9 km

Philips

Johannesburg
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Government offices 7.0 km

National Youth Development Agency

Johannesburg
Route

Route overview

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Route map

Live map

Start, destination and route line.

274.4 km 3 hrs 11 min
Start Harrismith
Finish Africa Crescent
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

Route directions
🛣️
Directions from Harrismith to Africa Crescent via N3
National highway N3
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Directions from Harrismith to Africa Crescent via M54
Metro arterial route M54
2 route directions identified on this trip
  1. Head on Warden Street
    0.9 km
  2. At the end of the road, turn right onto Murray Street
    0.0 km
  3. Turn left onto Warden Street
    0.1 km
  4. Turn left onto Piet Retief Street
    0.0 km
  5. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Warden Street
    0.0 km
  6. Continue onto Warden Street
    1.4 km
  7. Take the ramp slight left towards N3: Johannesburg
    0.7 km
  8. Merge slight right
    195.1 km
  9. Keep slight right at the fork
    74.0 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M54: Alexandra
    0.6 km
  11. Turn left onto London Road
    0.7 km
  12. Turn right onto London Road
    0.4 km
  13. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto South Africa Crescent
    0.0 km
  14. Continue onto South Africa Crescent
    0.2 km
  15. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 17
Known total R678.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 17 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3. 7 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.167, 28.141
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
137.5 km
Free State to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
1 hr 35 min • 1 hr 35 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Free State to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
19.8 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
45.6 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
14.8 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
95.4%
Solar data
Daylight window at Africa Crescent
06:42 – 17:25
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 43 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
4 hrs 25 min
SunriseDawn break
06:42
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R1,147.04
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R5.49
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R54.88
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R1,207.41
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (15)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Harrismith Start: Warden Street -28.27842, 29.13324
Midpoint
137.5 km
Total: 274.4 km
Midpoint 137.5 km
274.4 km 3 hrs 11 min
Destination Africa Crescent End: South Africa Crescent -26.10245, 28.11980

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Free State to Gauteng
One-way road span 274.4 km
Return-cycle span 548.8 km
Traversal time 3 hrs 11 min
Maneuver count 15
Maneuver density 5.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 137.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -28.27842, 29.13324
Midpoint -27.14143, 28.69097
End -26.10245, 28.11980
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Harrismith from Africa Crescent? +
Harrismith is about 274.4 km from Africa Crescent by road.
How long does it take from Harrismith to Africa Crescent? +
The drive usually takes about 3 hrs 11 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Harrismith to Africa Crescent in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from Harrismith to Africa Crescent? +
Taxi may be available, but for this route it is better to confirm the latest fare at the local taxi rank.
What's the estimated fuel amount from Harrismith to Africa Crescent? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R523.97 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R526.14 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R638.17 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R642.12 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Harrismith to Africa Crescent? +
Yes. There are 17 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Heavy long-distance trip: This is a serious road trip. Start early, plan rest stops, and consider whether an overnight stay makes more sense.
Is there a long-trip warning on this route? +
This is a medium-to-long route. A fuel or refreshment stop is a good idea.
Is there a road note for this route? +
This is a longer road trip, so a fuel or rest stop is recommended. Take a short break about every 2 hours if possible. This route crosses a provincial boundary. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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Route Locations

Start area
Harrismith, Free State
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Africa Crescent, Gauteng
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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